Results for “derived”

symplesiomorphy

In cladistics, a character or trait shared by two or more taxonomic groups and derived from a remote or much earlier common ancestral form.

synapomorphy

In cladistics, a character or trait shared by two or more taxonomic groups and derived from a common ancestral form, whose ancestor in turn did not possess that trait.

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tannin

Any of various yellowish or brownish solid compounds found in many plants and used for various commercial purposes. Derived from gallic acid and also known as tannic acid. Often present in water bodies with large amounts of decaying vegetation or where the underlying or surrounding soil contains peat and responsible for the typically brownish (tea-coloured) water in such environments and aquaria containing certain types of wood.

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toponym

In taxonomy, a scientific name derived from a place, region, or other locality.